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Rush Limbaugh Defends Shawty Lo After Oxygen Cancels His Reality Show 'All My Babies' Mamas.' Petition Started To Bring It Back [Video]
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Shawty Lo is getting support from an unlikely source today after the Oxygen network decided to pull the plug on his reality show All My Babies' Mamas before it even aired.
Oxygen had given the show the green light initially to air this spring. It was going to focus on Shawty's relationships with his 10 babies' moms and his 11 children.
After the show's trailer appeared online last month a petition was started by Sabrina Lamb of ColorOfChange.org to get the show cancelled. She argued that the show was a stereotypical representation of African Americans. Their petition had gained more than 40'000 signatures by the Oxygen decided not to air the show.
Sabrina Lamb
"As part of our development process, we have reviewed casting and decided not to move forward with the special," a network spokesperson told MTV News on Tuesday (January 15). "We will continue to develop compelling content that resonates with our young female viewers and drives the cultural conversation."
After receiving news of the cancellation, ColorOfChange.org issued a statement.
After multiple conversations with Oxygen Media executives, the company informed us via email that a decision was made to cancel "All My Babies' Mamas" late this afternoon. We thank Oxygen Media for taking this important step. The tremendous response from over 40,000 ColorOfChange.org members, coupled with national outrage from Black folks, sent a clear message that exploitative television shows like "All My Babies' Mamas" are unacceptable.
The airing of a reality show like All My Babies' Mamas would have reinforced many of the stereotypes about Black men and women that have power to influence public policy. Research shows that exploiting persistent racial stereotypes that marginalize Black Americans have real world consequences.
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh came to the show's defense. He argued that "the morality police" had made the decision to get the show cancelled for the American people without giving them the chance to view it first.
“The morality police, the old fuddy-duddies got in gear. The show was simply gonna say what it is in terms of this lifestyle and just gonna tell everybody what it is,” Rush said on his show Wednesday (January 16), according to AllHipHop. “Is it any wonder that the star of a show that happens to be black and has the show pulled out from under him? Well, I know none of those kids are more important than the president’s kids, but they’re important to Shawty.”
Shawty appeared on Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9 yesterday to talk with Emperor Searcy and Mz Shyneka about the show's cancellation.
"I feel like [my fans] didn't get a chance to see what was really going on," Shawty said. "[Sabrina Lamb] made her assumptions off of the trailer. Basically what I'm doing is telling my story showing how Shawty Lo turned a negative into a positive.The show wasn't about, we finna be fighting. Like I said a lot of fathers don't take care of one child, don't even be there for one child. But me, I be there with my children. My kids love their father."
A counter-petition on Change.org has been started in an effort to get Oxygen to give the show another chance. Shawty thanked his fans for initiating it and urged people to sign it.
"At least give the show a chance," said Shawty. "They making their assumptions off a 13-minute trailer and this like the biggest news around the world right now and it's unbelievable."
If you want Oxygen to bring back Shawty's show go to Change.org to sign the petition.
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Comment by sniperoo0 on January 22, 2013 at 8:01am -
SMH @shorty lo. Keep your business to yourself. im glad it was cancel that s*** would have been embarrassing to all black people. Lo you have MILLIONS use you common CENTS, rush decided to make a NICKEL of your show for his sinister reasons
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Comment by Jizzal Man on January 20, 2013 at 4:53pm -
Dey Hating On My Brother LO....
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Comment by L.I.L. Crucial on January 18, 2013 at 4:23pm -
IF THAT CRAKKKA DEFENDING THIS S*** U KNOW DAMN WELL IT WAS A BAD LOOK FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY CAUSE THAT'S THE IMAGE THEY WANNA CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE.
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Comment by Still Pimpin on January 18, 2013 at 4:22pm -
"Rush don't back nuttin black"
When Lo see's Rush's quotes he should cancel any possibilities of this show airing himself. It's not that he has 10 kids and 8 baby mama's but the footage was terrible. They looked like a tired group of ol sorry hoes.
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Comment by D Carroll on January 18, 2013 at 2:30pm -
Nobody say's anything about Hugh Hefner when he had his show with all his kid's and ex wife's that lived next door same situation Shawty Lo is just black and from the hood. Look at Hugh Hefner's show on utube same thing.
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Comment by RED G on January 18, 2013 at 11:46am -
Where can i sign?? They air shows like "Baby Mama" "Flava of Love" with Bad Girls Club, Pregnant at 16... Fools this show ride
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Comment by HottRoundz on January 18, 2013 at 11:37am
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And what would the income be used for? Red bottoms and molly?
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Comment by PrettyBoyFloyd on January 18, 2013 at 11:27am -
It's a TV show granted, but some shows honestly cross the line, and at this point Rush is tryna be the Mr Candie to Shawty Lo's Stephen. African Americans need more progressive and empowering media portrayals, might not be as "entertaining" as seeing Mandigos fighting, doesn't mean it puts black people in the correct spotlight and needs to be shown (Yes I just used some Django Unchained references)
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Comment by Joy on January 18, 2013 at 11:26am -
I personally wouldnt watch but people are loving these reality shows so im sure it would have had good ratings which would have produced income for all them babies! One thing i respect is a hustle and if you got 11 kids you need to hustle hard. So for the lady that said it was a bad representation of blacks dont complain if you hear about them collecting welfare. And im sorry nothing they do represents me its a representation of them! What ones does, does not mean everyone else does it, thats just ignorant thinking to me. Rush just needs something to talk about!
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Comment by Cardinal Sin on January 18, 2013 at 9:58am
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Of course Rush Limbaugh is supporting the show. It validates stereotypes set in todays culture about black men and all their babys mommas. It'll be like Minister Farrakhan supporting the honey boo boo show.
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